can someone please tell me what "pokachenu" means ?
thanks in advance for your answer(s):)
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can someone please tell me what "pokachenu" means ?
thanks in advance for your answer(s):)
It's a kid's teaser for the question Почему (Why).
There's a difference between "почему?" (why?) and "по чему?" (on/along/through what):
Почему идёт человек? - Why (a) man walks (is walking)?
По чему идёт человек? - What (a) man walks (is walking) along/on?
so if someone asks "Почему", you may answer "По кочану" (it's a slang substitute for head):
- По чему? (on what)
- По кочану (on your head) (the meaning can vary from 'it's just the way it is' to 'I can't (don't want to) answer your question' and even to 'it's none of your business')
Кочан: head (капусты); loaf (капусты) (of a cabbage).
I always thought that "по качану" was just for a rhyme and had nothing to do with a caggabe or a head.
It is a rhyme, but there must be some real word behind it.Quote:
Originally Posted by net surfer
"Just because!"Quote:
Originally Posted by possopo
Maybe but it doesn't make sense to me if качан=голова.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramil
lol so is it with O or A ?
It's absolutrly irrelevant here whether "кочан" means a human head or head of cabbage. It's just a rhyme, don't look for a deep meaning.
кОчанQuote:
Originally Posted by Dogboy182
It was not supposed to... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by net surfer